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2S1

2S1 "Gvozdika"
Type Self-propelled artillery
Place of origin Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
Specifications
Weight 16 tons
Length 7.26 m
Width 2.85 m
Height 2.73 m
Crew 4

Armor 20 mm
Primary
armament
2A18 122 mm howitzer
Secondary
armament
none
Engine YaMZ-238N diesel
220 kW (300 hp)
Operational
range
500 km
Speed 60 km/h (road)
30 km/h (off-road)

The 2S1 Gvozdika (Russian: 2С1 «Гвоздика»; English: carnation) is a Soviet 122-mm self-propelled howitzer that resembles the PT-76 but is essentially a version of the MT-LB APC. "2S1" is its GRAU designation. Alternative Russian designation is SAU-122 but in the Russian Army it is commonly known as Gvozdika ("Carnation"). The 2S1 is fully amphibious with very little preparation, and once afloat is propelled by its tracks. It is NBC protected and has infra-red night-vision capability. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 2. ... A U.S. M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer Self-propelled artillery (also called mobile artillery or locomotive artillery) vehicles are a way of giving mobility to artillery. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets or shells, protecting the soldiers inside from enemy fire. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Binomial name L. The carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) is a flowering plant native to the Near East and has been cultivated for the last 2,000 years. ... Soviet redirects here. ... A U.S. M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer Self-propelled artillery (also called mobile artillery or locomotive artillery) vehicles are a way of giving mobility to artillery. ... The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious tank which was introduced in early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armies. ... The MT-LB is a Soviet multi-purpose fully-amphibious armoured personnel carrier which was first introduced in the 1970s. ... Main Agency of Missiles and Artillery of the Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union (Главное ракетно-артиллерийское управление МО РФ, ГРАУ) is a department of Soviet/Russian Ministry of Defense which is subordinated to the Chief of Armament and Munition of the Armed Forces, vice-minister of defense (начальник вооружения ВС РФ - заместитель Министра обороны РФ). In particular, the GRAU is responsible for assignment... An amphibious vehicle is a vehicle or craft, that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on water - just like an amphibian. ...

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Production history

Entered service with the Soviet Army in the early 1970s and was first seen in public at a Polish Army parade in 1974.The vehicle was deployed in large numbers (36 per tank division, 72 per motorised rifle division). Designated the M1974 by the US Army. Manufactured in Bulgarian, Polish and Russian state factories. This article is about the armed forces of the Soviet Union. ... Polish Army (Polish Wojsko Polskie) is the name applied to the military forces of Poland. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Look up division in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up division in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Variants

  • IV12 / MT-LBus - Artillery Command and Reconnaissance vehicle
  • IV13 / M1974-1 - deputy battery commander's vehicle
  • IV14 / M1974-2A - battery commander's vehicle
  • IV15 / M1974-2B - battalion commander's vehicle
  • IV16 / M1974-3 - deputy battalion commander's vehicle
  • IV21/22/23/24/25 - air defence management vehicles
  • MT-LBus - Electronic Jamming vehicle
  • PPRU - "Dog Ear" radar vehicle
  • ? / M1979 - mine clearing vehicle
  • RKhM - chemical reconnaissance vehicle
  • Da1 - Nuclear/Biological/Chemical (NBC) Reconnaissance vehicle
  • Zoopark-1 - artillery locating radar system

Operators

Serbian Army 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer
Serbian Army 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer

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Combat history

The Chechen Republic (IPA: ; Russian: , Chechenskaya Respublika; Chechen: , Noxçiyn Respublika), or, informally, Chechnya (; Russian: ; Chechen: , Noxçiyçö), sometimes referred to as Ichkeria, Chechnia, Chechenia or Noxçiyn, is a federal subject of Russia. ... Combatants Russian Federation Pro-Russian Chechens Republic of Ichkeria Caucasian insurgents and foreign fighters Commanders Vladimir Putin Akhmad Kadyrov† Ramzan Kadyrov Aslan Maskhadov† Abdul Halim Sadulayev† Doku Umarov Shamil Basayev† Strength At least 93,000 in Chechnya in 1999. ... See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... The word fry may mean: To cook in a pan (frying pan) with the optional use of fat, butter, or cooking oil by heating over a flame; to cook in boiling lard or fat; as, to fry chicken; to fry doughnuts. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Kosovo (Albanian: Kosova or Kosovë, Serbian: , transliterated ; also , transliterated ) is a region in southern Serbia which has been under United Nations administration since 1999. ... The word fry may mean: To cook in a pan (frying pan) with the optional use of fat, butter, or cooking oil by heating over a flame; to cook in boiling lard or fat; as, to fry chicken; to fry doughnuts. ... The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts (a civil war followed by an international war) in the southern Serbian province called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), part of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ...

See also

A list of the worlds artillery, by type. ... This is a List of armoured fighting vehicles worldwide. ...

External links

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Soviet and post-Soviet armoured fighting vehicles after World War II
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